invention
Example Sentences
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Such a unifying feature is harder to discern in the invention, manufacture and sale of products as disparate as the pogo stick, Mr. Potato Head and the Betsy Wetsy doll.
Now, you probably know that for every world-famous, history-changing invention ever created, first there was a problem that needed to be solved.
From Literature
Motion pictures have been around for less than half of that, but few inventions have been as effective at telling the story of America and its value.
After listing Oppenheimer’s wartime accomplishments, including overseeing the invention of the plutonium bomb, Rabi asked the inquisitors, “What more do you want, mermaids?”
From Los Angeles Times
Ireland were beaten in the air, missed tackle after tackle, and were often chasing shadows on the ground against a razor-sharp team brimming with speed, invention and self-belief.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
